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Old Mar 15, 2015, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by healingme4me View Post
Of course you need prompts, autism is a learning disability when you stop and think about it.

You entered this job trying to do what you felt was right. Society has such a voice about those on benefits, yet, one on benefits tries to please that and voila. Double edged sword.

If working is something you want, does your country offer vocational training? There's places around me where they employ people with various types of disability. Just to give a sense of overall well being. In capacities that are structured and routine. And very local.


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Yes! This brings me on to my next annoyance. When you're on "Employment and Support Allowance" you're either put into the Work-Related Activity group, in which you have to attend the occasional work-focused appointment and sometimes have access to a scheme that aims to get you back into work, and provides work placements for those with severe disabilites (they have links with employers to do so) or the Support group, which you're put into if you're completely unable to work (judged by them from medical evidence).

Anyway. I went into the benefits centre and asked to be put into this Work Choice scheme. This would give me a better chance of finding a job that doesn't trigger me, and id have a lot more help throughout the process. I'd rang up about six times until I managed to get an appointment at the benefits centre, and my appointment had been repeatedly cancelled. When I finally had my appointment, I was told "oh you don't need to do this because you're in the support group". However, I insisted. So he finally said he'll try to get it sorted and he'll be in contact. I never heard anything back, even though I called multiple times for an update.
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